The Story of Seabiscuit (1949)
Drama
Family
Romance
Horse trainer Shawn O'Hara and his lovely niece, Margaret, come to America to escape the memory of an accident involving Margaret's brother, Danny. Working with thoroughbreds in Kentucky, Shawn takes a liking to a yearling named Seabiscuit, and fights to convince the horse's owner that the tiny horse with big knees will become a top-notch racehorse. Meanwhile, Margaret begins a tentative relationship with jockey Ted Knowles, but is haunted by her brother's death in a steeplechase spill. Written by Ray Hamel
Cast
Margaret O'Hara / Knowles
Shawn O'Hara
Himself (archive footage)
Seabiscuit (close-ups)
Himself (archive footage)
Wong the O'Hara's Cook
Miss Finch
Race Commentator
Libby
Ted Knowles
Mrs. Charles S. Howard
George Carson
Charles S. Howard
Thomas Milford
Race Commentator
Race Commentator
Walkin' Murphy, Milford's Boy